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 i-Que Personal Robot

The i-Que robot moves around like a Roomba, but instead of vacuuming up dust particles, it spits out tons of information. An interactive robot for kids ages 8 years and up, the i-Que can spell, pronounce, and define 80,000 words from the Merriam-Webster Intermediate Dictionary thanks to its text-to-speech technology. In addition to a huge vocabulary, Encyclopedia Britannica supplied fun, educational content for features like "Word of the Day" and "This Day in History" for the robot’s permanent memory. But the 16-bit microprocessor also allows the robot to expand its knowledge base with personal interaction. Using speech recognition, the toy can identify its owner’s voice, have a two-way "conversation," retain new words, and even mimic accents. An included communicator similar to a Blackberry lets you text the i-Que from a remote location in the house and receive response. This device docks on the robot and lets it learn personal information about you, such as your birthday, friends’ names, your calendar of events, and more. The battery-operated i-Que uses twin motors and track balls to easily navigate flat surfaces, is able to work itself out of corners, ducks as it passes under low tables or chairs, and is smart enough to not go over edges of counters, stairs, or other drops. When it starts to run low on power, the robot guides itself back to its docking station to recharge. While he has trivia topics such as sports, animals, history, and more right out of the box, additional cartridges are sold separately on subjects including space, geography, and the human body.

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Last Updated on Thursday, 18 March 2010 18:09